Die miniaturen-Sammlung Seiner Koniglichenhoheit Des Grossherzogs Ernst Ludwig Von Hessen Und Bei RheinKurt Wolff Verlag 1917 First Edition Hardcover Near Fine Book. Folio - over 12. No 315 of limited edition of 350. viii, 148 plates, 38 pp. Plates are 15 by 11 inches, or 39 by 28 cm. Plates can have one to half a dozen miniature images, some of which are in color. Each plate protected by tissue guard (more like wax paper) which also has caption. Plates and tissue guards are pristine. Binding is tight. Magnificent full orange morocco binding, with bright gilt symbol for Ernst Ludwig in center of front board. Spine has four thick raised bands. Slight fading to color of spine. A few minor scuffs elsewhere. Rear board, lower edge has dampstain, but this is minor defect in relation to whole. But for that, book is fine, and this is a splendid, regal copy. The book weighs 16 pounds, so expect extra shipping charges.
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825.00 USD

Reports of the United States Commissioners to the Paris Universal Exposition, 1878 (5 volumes)Washington Government Printing Office 1880 First Edition Decorated Cloth Good Plus 8vo - over 7¾. Book. 5 volumes profusely illustrated, with many fold-outs. Bindings with decorated green cloth, with medallion in center of each front and rear board. Shelfwear to volumes, with some roughness to spine tips. Some soilage to cloths. Two volumes with solid binding; two volumes with tape band repair of inner hinge and now tight; one volume with broken inner hinge and loose board. Generally pages age toned, clean. Overall, set is good plus.
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200.00 USD

Wallpaper Sample FolioGermany 1917 German wallpaper book featuring Art Nouveau or Jugendstil era wallpapers, with base papers presented in sets with suggested borders and/or complementary papers. No company name given. Date stamped on FEP. The thick folio is comprised with well over 100 sets of paper, or full panels, with sets including up to a half dozen other papers cut in small dimensions. These small swatches are every bit as interesting as the large samples, and the combinations implied should also have interest for what they have to say about decorative taste of the era. The patterns contained herein offer an intriguing mix of those that would widely be regarded as dated today and others that are very much akin to papers currently available. It is impossible to generalize about these papers which include stripes, florals, , geometrics, and combinations of these. Perhaps one point that can be distilled is that a certain formality tends to pervade the papers notwithstanding the languidity thought to characterize Art Nouveau, but this merely demonstrates that tastes did not move in lockstep with heralded fashionable movements when it came to domestic decoration. Over 13 inches tall and 9 inches across, the folio is in very good state of preservation. There are two papers which are torn with only small portions remaining by the spine, and it is possible other papers have vanished, although it should be apparent the total amount of loss can not much exceed that which has occurred since the binder is quite full. Soome light shelf wear and rubbing to the boards which are a patterned paper paste-down.
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650.00 USD

Blackman, Peter F.Black Forest Woodcarvings: The History of Swiss BrienzerwareAtglen, PA Schiffer 2009 First Edition Cloth As New As New Jacket 4to - over 9¾. Book. 304 pp., over 900 photographs, most in color, treats history and other topics relating to Swiss woodcarvings and decor that were produced in the Berner Oberland, in and around Brienz from 1816 to the present. Book focuses on the tradition, that has come to be known as "Black Forest", during its artistic and commercial heyday of the late nineteenth century up to World War One. The book discusses the education of the carvers, the decline of the carving industry, and the participation of the carvers in the world expositions, including London 1851, Chicago 1893 and Paris 1900, as well as smaller regional expositions. Presented is a glossary of better known carvers and carving firms. Additionally there is a detailed index. As new. Please note that book is heavy so there is a possibility that postage, especially abroad, may require recalculation.
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75.00 USD

Cescinsky, Herbert and Ernest R. GribbleEarly English Furniture & Woodwork (2 volumes)London The Waverley Book Company 1922 First Editiion Hardcover Very Good+ Book. 4to - over 9¾. 2 volume. xvi + 382 + vii + 386 pp. Color frontis, and many black and white illustrations. Important treatise on topic, treating at length such topics and the history of English oak tables, development of oak chair, Walnut chairs, marqueterie, domestic clocks, Gothic woodwork, panelling, and on and on. Very good or better copy, with minor soilage only to buckram over tan cloth boards, clean interior, and very tight heavy books.
Price:
225.00 USD